Senior Digital Product Owner

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

The Caterpillar Supply Planning & Purchasing Division (SPPD) Digital Supply Resiliency team is seeking a Senior Digital Product Owner to own and evolve critical digital tools supporting supply risk management and operational prioritization, including the Enterprise Control Tower (ECT).

This role brings clarity, consistency, and accountability to how supply risks are identified, prioritized, and resolved across the enterprise. As the single product owner, you will translate complex supply challenges into clear priorities, surface true rootcause issues, and drive product decisions that directly strengthen Caterpillar's ability to respond to supplier risk.

What you will do:

• Own and manage the Enterprise Control Tower (ECT) and related digital supply resiliency tools, serving as the single point of accountability for product direction and prioritization

• Lead daytoday product execution, including backlog management, issue prioritization, enhancements, and new feature delivery

• Partner closely with IT, thirdparty vendors, and internal analysts developing solutions in Power BI and related platforms

• Drive supply risk management workflows, helping the business identify supplier health issues and systematically allocate parts to the highest operational need

• Translate ambiguous supply challenges into clear, actionable product priorities, separating symptoms from rootcause problems

• Coordinate with process owners and vertical partners to align product outcomes with enterprise supply objectives

• Ensure product support requests are triaged and resolved in alignment with defined SLA processes

• Report on product progress, adoption, and value realization to stakeholders and leadership

• Lead change management efforts, ensuring users understand upcoming changes, timing, and business impact

• Manage software change requests, including scope definition, impact assessment, risk, and acceptance criteria

• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and validation activities to ensure solutions meet real business needs

What skills you have:

• Business Analysis: Ability to identify business needs, define problems, and recommend solutions that deliver measurable value Decision Making & Critical Thinking: Strong judgment to evaluate competing priorities, assess tradeoffs, and focus teams on the highestimpact work

• Software Product Business Knowledge: Experience managing the operational and business aspects of enterprise software products, including usage, roadmap, and future vision

• Software Change Request Management: Proven ability to manage, prioritize, and communicate software change requests across stakeholders

• Effective Communications: Ability to clearly communicate with technical teams, business partners, vendors, and leadership

Top candidates will also have:

• Background in both software/IT and supply chain or operations

• Experience supporting supply chain, planning, control tower, or risk management platforms

• Handson experience working with Power BI or analyticsdriven digital tools

• Familiarity with Agile product delivery, sprintbased execution, and backlog management

• Experience using Azure DevOps for tracking work, prioritization, and delivery

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field; supply chain certifications are a plus

Additional information:

• This role can be based in Mossville, IL or Irving, TX and requires on-site work five days a week.

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Summary Pay Range:

$112,710.00 - $183,140.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

• These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

May 29, 2026 - June 3, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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